Signs and Symptoms

"Sepsis patients generally have the following symptoms:

• Fever (ie, high body temperature), often associated with shaking chills, especially in the early phase. However in some cases there is no fever, and patients may even have an abnormally low body temperature ("hypothermia"), especially if they are young or old
• Difficulty with breathing ("hyperventilation" or rapid breathing), that may result in shortness of breath
• Warm skin, sometimes associated with a skin rash
• Rapid heart beat ("tachycardia")
• General weakness"

-Surviving Sepsis Campaign, 2008